Wildlife Rescue Volunteer in Sri Lanka

Wildlife Rescue Volunteer in Sri Lanka

Trip Details

The wildlife rescue program focuses on rescuing and caring for the injured and orphaned animals and improving their living conditions.

This project will give you the opportunity to show your compassion towards the animals and spend time in the luscious green forests while helping to care and treat the wildlife. You will be working 100% on wildlife in Sri Lanka and support the authorities to conserve Sri Lankan wildlife!

This is a program for all you animal lovers as this will give you the opportunity to work closely with the wild animals treating and caring for them. You get to spend your time in a beautiful and luscious forest away from all the hustle bustle in the city allowing you to experience the rural village lifestyle and cuisine of the country. And the forest is the natural habitat to the animals like elephants, jungle cats, deer, eagles and reptiles in Sri Lanka. You will be working closely with the wildlife conservation Department of Sri Lanka to support rescuing injured animals and birds, and conserving the wildlife of Sri Lanka.

Aims & Objectives

To conserve the wildlife in Sri Lanka

To help provide medical treatments for the injured and sick wild animals

To assist the local staff by providing an extra hand in caring for them and maintaining the surrounding.

Supporting the local staff with any other work related to wild animal rescue and treatments

Saturday & Sunday

The weekend is yours to relax or explore beautiful Sri Lanka 🙂

This schedule can be changed and/or amended depending on weather conditions, local conditions and unforeseen circumstances.

Please note that as per the rules and regulations of the Department of Wildlife, Sri Lanka, you are not allowed to take/post pictures and videos of/with the animals at the project.

Trip Accommodation

Dambulla is a village located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is quite popular both among locals and foreigners for the beautiful cave temples. However, the area in which we operate is not touristy and the locals in this area lead simple lifestyles. The majority of the people living in Dambulla are Buddhists and thus the area consists of many temples that require development.

Accommodation & Food

Your accommodation in Dambulla will consists of two big rooms which are separated for males and females. Each room can facilitate a maximum of 12 persons per room and each room consists of 2 bathrooms. Since the accommodation is bordering a river, you will be able to spend your free time relaxing at the huts specially built for you to socialise with each other.

Food Arrangements
You will be provided with three meals a day on weekdays and two meals per day on weekends. The meals are a mix of Western and Sri Lankan food, consisting mainly of vegetarian dishes including rice and vegetables.

Facilities
Grocery shops are available at a 10 minutes walking distance to buy basic items. The closest town would be Dambulla main town which is approx. 30 minutes away by bus. The bus stop is available at a 10 minutes distance by walk. Bicycles will also be available for you to use only for the project visits.

Sights & Surroundings
Sigiriya Rock Castle is a must visit destination if you select this program. This is an ancient castle built on the top of giant rock and when you reach the top of the rock, the view is spectacular. This place also boasts of some important wall paintings and ruins with archaeological significance.

Dambulla cave temple is another place you can visit during your stay in Sigiriya. This Buddhist temple is also a popular destination among tourists due to the presence of around 80 caves in the area.

Trip Country Info

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s over 2000 years of history and culture can still be seen in every corner of its cities and the details of its ever-beautiful ancient temples. With eight UNESCO World Heritage sites and its short distances between the main sights, Sri Lanka is a country that, despite often being overlooked in itineraries, has left travelers filled with awe.

Visit the sacred home of the world’s oldest living tree in Anuradhapura, wander around the colonial architecture of Colombo, get sun-kissed at the untouched beaches that inclose the territory, snorkel in the crystal-clear waters, head to the hills for a cooler temperature and get surrounded by lush natural, visit two thousand year-old temples or get overawed at the sight of hundreds of elephants in Minneriya.

While traveling through Sri Lanka you will experience adventures from the highest and chilliest mountains like the famous Adam’s Peak – a stairway mountain considered sacred in three different religions, thru the elephant shelters, to the most peaceful beaches up north near Trincomalee and their tiny- one floor- hostels facing the calm sea.

Tru Experience Travel welcome people from all over the world to join ongoing Sri Lankan programs and you can even compose your schedule the way you like it. With this flexibility it enables you to say when you are on site and when you spend time with the new friends you have made from all over the world.